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Survey: Crop Protection Products Losing Market Share In Ag Retail
On many levels, 2012 was a great year for the crop protection products category for CropLife 100 retailers. Overall, the…
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Survey: AGCO, Case IH And John Deere Still Top Ag Equipment Choice For Retailers
In the equipment marketplace the past few years, manufacturers have been pre-occupied with the tier question. Of course, in this…
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5 Keys To Making Employees Stay
In the September and October issues of CropLife®, we dissected job satisfaction data from 238 retail agronomy sales people across…
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Integrated Farming Systems, Weed Resistance Among Top Concerns For Ag Retailers In 2013
Early in the process of assembling information for the State of the Industry report, it was assumed that the drought…
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Ag Retail Consolidation Trending Up
For anyone who grew up during the 1980s, a common sight in many business establishments was a video game called…
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Ag Retail Outlook Positive For 2013
As anyone in the sporting world will attest to, there’s only one problem with winning streaks — they eventually come…
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Ag Retailers Weigh In On Industry Trends
Not all the challenges and opportunities shared by ag retailers interviewed for this story were shared by the majority —…
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Herbicides For 2013: Loading Up The Arsenal
Despite some pushback from the drought, increased awareness surrounding weed resistance and high commodity prices made 2012 a solid year…
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Key Conservation Takeaways From CTIC’s 30th Anniversary Bash
Dr. Fred Luckey, chairman of Field To Market, the Keystone Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture, Keystone, CO, perhaps said it best…
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Last Word: People
I have to admit that it is truly a relief to be putting the finishing touches on this final edition…
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USDA: Conservation Survey Vital For Midwest Farmers
The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) reminds producers that the agency is conducting a survey for the 2012 National…
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Global Irrigated Area At Record Levels, But Expansion Slowing
In 2009, the most recent year for which global data are available from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization…